A scorpion bit Sri Swamiji’s servant, Cholappa’s wife. She became restless due to pain. Those days Sri Swami stayed Cholappa’s house. Sri Swami threw his shoe in front of Cholappa’s wife and asked her to put the scorpion bit hand inside the shoe. When she placed her hand in the shoe the pain would disappear, but as soon as she removed her hand from the shoe the pain would reappear again. Therefore, she placed her hand in the shoe and slept the whole night.